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[[File:John Barrard Keeping Up Appearances.jpg|thumb|right|John Barrard in ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' (1993)]]⏎
'''John Barrard''' (1924  &ndash;  13 October 2013) was a [[British people|British]] [[character actor]] who had a career spanning five decades and who perhaps is best known for playing Dooley, Santa's #2, in ''[[Santa Claus: The Movie]]'' (1985).<ref name=IMDb>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056700/ John Barrard on the [[Internet Movie Database]]]</ref>

Barrard's television appearances included the Concierge in ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' (1956), Gatekeeper in an episode of ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'' (1956),  George in ''[[The Larkins]]'' (1958), Napoleon in ''[[The Army Game]]'' (1960), Carlos the Pedlar in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' (1962), Mr Craddock in ''[[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]]'' (1964), the Shopkeeper in the [[Doctor Who]] story ''[[The Reign of Terror (Doctor Who)|The Reign of Terror]]'' (1964) and two roles in ''[[Coronation Street]]''; Harry Mascall in 1972 and Sidney Wilson in 1974. Before these roles he appeared in the ''Coronation Street'' spin-off ''[[Pardon the Expression]]'' (1965). Other appearances included Ludo McAllister in ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV and radio)|Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]'' (1965), Sid Seaton in ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' (1966), Arnold Maddox in ''[[The Troubleshooters]]'' (1966), Harris in ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' (1968), Valarti in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (1969), Sir Bruce Ingoe in ''[[Callan (TV series)|Callan]]'' (1969), King of Diamonds in ''[[Here Come the Double Deckers]]'' (1970), Mr Whitfield in ''[[Doctor at Large (TV series)|Doctor at Large]]'' (1971), Shop Assistant in ''[[Budgie (TV series)|Budgie]]'' (1972), and Mr Forbes/Mr Finch in ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]'' (1971-1972).<ref name=IMDb/>

Further television credits included Gem Setter in ''[[The Protectors]]'' (1972), Pilkington in ''[[Follyfoot]]'' (1973), Lionel in ''[[Rosie (TV series)|The Growing Pains of PC Penrose]]'' (1975), Chauffeur in ''[[The Sweeney]]'' (1976), Mr Oliver in ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'' (1977) Judge Lambsfoot in ''[[Dick Turpin (TV series)|Dick Turpin]]'' (1980), Scruffy Man in ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' (1980), Dr Losborne in ''[[Oliver Twist (1982 TV film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1982), Jonathon Hopper in ''[[Whoops Apocalypse]]'' (1982), Mr Barraclough/Executive in ''[[Metal Mickey]]'' (1980-1982), Lapsley/Josie's Dad in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (1976-1983), Mr Adam in ''[[The Witches and the Grinnygog]]'' (1983),  the Retired Morris Dancer in [[The Black Seal]] episode of ''[[The Black Adder]]'' (1983), Old Mr Brooks in ''[[We'll Think of Something]]'' (1986), Arkroyd in ''[[Never the Twain]]'' (1986-1987), Bernie in ''[[Terry and June]]'' (1987), Oskar Friedman in ''[[War and Remembrance (TV miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]'' (1989), Harold Wharton in ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' (1990), Anatole in ''[[Jeeves and Wooster]]'' (1990), Mr Pebbles in ''[[Sean's Show]]'' (1992), Baths Attendant in ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (1993), Houseowner in ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' (1993), Norman Spencer/Mr Jeffries in ''[[The Bill]]'' (1989-1999), Stamp Collector in ''[[Mr. Bean]]'' (1994) Security Guard in ''[[As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By]]'' (2000), and Mr Taylor in ''[[Doctors (TV series)|Doctors]]'' (2002).<ref name=IMDb/> 
 
His film roles included the Taxidermist in ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' (1956), Lennie Ross in ''[[Cover Girl Killer]]'' (1959), Small Man in ''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]'' (1960), ''[[There Was a Crooked Man (film)|There Was a Crooked Man]]'' (1960), Honeydew in ''The Primitives'' (1962), Consul in ''[[We Joined the Navy]]'' (1962), Zebra Man in ''[[Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River]]'' (1968), Wedding Guest in ''[[Crossplot (film)|Crossplot]]'' (1969), Patron in ''[[Our Miss Fred]]'' (1972), Blind Man in ''[[Tales from the Crypt (film)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' (1972), Benjamite Elder in ''[[King David (film)|King David]]'' (1985), Dooley in ''[[Santa Claus: The Movie]]'' (1985), Walter in ''[[Buster (film)|Buster]]'' (1988), and Old Man in ''[[Swinging with the Finkels]]'' (2011).<ref name=IMDb/>

Theatre appearances included ''[[The Tenth Man (Chayefsky play)|The Tenth Man]]'' (1961) at the [[Comedy Theatre]].<ref>[http://www.phyllis.demon.co.uk/theatricalia/08plays/plays6069.htm Barrard on the Rob Wilton Theatricalia website]</ref>

Barrard was the Chairman of the North West London branch of the actors' union [[Equity (trade union)|Equity]]. He was cremated at [[Golders Green Crematorium]] on 17 October 2013 and his ashes were interred at the [[Golders Green Jewish Cemetery]] in May 2014.<ref>[http://www.equity.org.uk/branches/north-west-london-branch/news/john-barrard-memorial/ John Barrard Memorial on the [[Equity (trade union)|Equity]] website]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/131395/John-Barrard John Barrard on ''[[The New York Times]]'' website]
*[http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=995 John Barrard on aveleyman.com]

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| NAME              = Barrard, John
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = English actor
| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1924
| PLACE OF BIRTH    =[[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
| DATE OF DEATH     = 13 October 2013
| PLACE OF DEATH    =[[London]], [[England]]
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrard, John}}
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[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male stage actors]]
[[Category:Jewish English male actors]]
[[Category:Golders Green Crematorium]]